We develop writers who can present writing in multiple genres. We provide platforms for writing and multiple opportunities for confidence building and success. We provide high-quality instruction through a writer’s workshop that is student-centered and detail-oriented. We aid in cultivating the voice, which is the heart of every writer.
Our Literary Arts classes cover the vast world of the written word. Designed to cover a variety of genres, Creative Writers explore their environment in poetry and prose.
2024 Literary Arts Publications
Course offerings
- Creative Writing
- Journalism
- Poetry
- Short Story
- Myth and Folklore
- Media Communications
- Film Studies
- Screenwriting
- UW-Milwaukee College Composition
- and Creative Writing for 6 college credits.
Current & Past Partnerships
UWM Dual Enrollment Program (6 college credits in College Composition and Creative Writing) | Marquette University Creative Writing Program | Boswell Books | Woodland Pattern Book Center | March on Milwaukee 50th Anniversary Project | Untold Stories Project | UW-Madison Great Texts Program
Student Recognition
Finalist for Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate 2023 – Jonah Johnson, ’23
National champion in Forensics – Jonah Johnson, ’23
Poets featured in Where I’m From anthology published by the March on Milwaukee 50th anniversary coordinating committee
Multiple Students achieving High Honor Roll
New York Times summer internship
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Performance and Publishing Opportunities
- Quarterly Open Mic
- Spring Showcase
- The Crimson Star School Newspaper
- Annual Yearbook
- Ad Astra Literary Magazine (Fall and Spring semester)
- Where I’m From poetry anthology